FCE part 3 Listening

Part 3 of FCE is the listening section.It takes around 40 minutes and is divided into 4 parts.

The tasks range from multiple choice to sentence completion and the listening gets progressively harder as one would expect.The student is examined in areas from listening for detail or general meaning to picking out specific information .There are a total of 30 questions in this section of the test.This part of the exam is worth 20% of overall marks.

Many students find the listening section of any test quite difficult.As native speakers we appear to talk rapidly and students often try to listen to each word and lose the thread of what's being said.

TIPS!!

• Listen to and read the instructions throughout the test. Make sure you understand what you are listening for and what you have to do.
• Use the preparation time before each recording is played to read through the question and think about the context.
• Use the information on the page to help you follow the text.
• Look carefully at what is printed before and after the gap in Part 2 and think about the kind of information that you are listening for.
• Write only the missing information on the answer sheet (Part 2).
• Write your answers as clearly as possible.
• Check your answer the second time you hear a recording if you have an idea of the correct answer the first time round.
• Answer all the questions, even if you're not sure.
• Transfer your answers accurately to the answer sheet.




DON'T


• Don't rephrase what you hear in Part 2; write down the exact word(s) or figure(s) that you hear on the recording.
• Don't complicate your answer by writing extra, irrelevant information (Part 2).
• Don't spend too much time on a question you are having difficulty with as you may miss the next question.
• Don't rush to choose an answer just because you hear one word or phrase – concentrate on the overall meaning (Parts 1, 3 & 4).
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